Drip-pan.



No; 831,088. PATENTED SBPT.18,1906,

B. MOGAUGHEY. DRIP PAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAB.. l, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Pme-uned sept. is, 190e.

Application filed March 1,1906. Serial No. 303.636.

To @ZZ whom, t Wtcty concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD McCAUGHEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drip-Pans, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to dripp ans, and has for its objects the ends commonly sought by this class of devices, but more particularly is it desired to provide a means for basting the meat thoroughly without flushing the same, to control the location of application of the basting liquid, to furnish a ready means of collecting the liquids for repeated use, to provide both attached and detachable means for governing the height of the basting means above roasts of varying size, to provide means for controlling the drip in accordance with the consistency of the gravy used, also to insure against excessive heat upon the basting-receptacle, `and to furnish means for distributing the drip where most needed.

To the above ends primarily my novel device consists of a pan having a peculiarly-inclined bottom and outlet, a vertically and horizontally adjustable basting-receptacle suspended above the pan, and a device for controlling the quantity of drip from the receptacle.

In the drawings, wherein like reference4 characters indicate like parts throughout the views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my novel rca-ster; Figs. 2 and 8, end and plan views of the same, respectively; Figs. 4 and 5, detail views of the detachable ring Fig. 6, a diametrical section ofthe drip holder and cover; Fig. 7, a plan of the holder with the cover removed, and Fig. 8 a transverse section of the entire roaster on line a; x of Fig. l.

My device comprises a pan A, supported by shoes c and provided with end handles a. The iioor a2 of the pan is inclined in two directions toward one of the corners of the same, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In the corner referred to is inserted a faucet a3 to permilt the withdrawal of the accumulated liq u1 s.

Located in the pan is a nearly horizontal rack B, supported by legs b, resting upon the pan-floor, and hooks b, engaging the pan margin. On one side of the rack is an upright guard b2 and upon the opposite side two posts b3, supported by braces b4. Pivotally mounted on the posts are arms C, provided at their pivotal portions with threaded openings c in alinement with the posts, wherein loosely travel thumb-screws c', whereby the arms C may be vertically adjusted. Connecting the free ends of the arms C is a crossbar c2, carrying a horizontal ring c, the whole constituting a laterally-swinging frame ab ove the body of the pan. Resting in the ring c3 is a drip-receptacle D, comprising a slightlyinclined circular side wall d, a base d, and cover cl2. The cover has an interior lining of asbestos d3 to protect the contents of the receptacle from excessive heat from the ovenroof. At diametrically opposite points in the base of the receptacle are two openings d4 to allow passage of the contents of the receptacle to the meat below. Experiment shows that unless protected heat will cause the liquids to soon clog these openings. To provide against this and at the same time to provide means for controlling the amount of drip, gates are formed as follows: A Iiat strip or bar E is pivoted by abolt c to the center of the pan and the bar provided with perforations e', adapted to register with the openings d* when the bar is in one position. The bar E is bent upwardly and then projected horizontally to form a handle e2. By rotating the handle e2, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 7, the gates e d* are either fully opened or closed or partially opened, whereby the desired amount of drip is secured. The receptacle D normally rests by its annular flange d5 upon the ring c3; but if an unusually large piece of meat is roasting and it is desired to elevate the receptacle beyond the limits of the thumb-screws a removable ring F may be placed up on the ring c3, and upon its upper edge the ange d5 is supported.

In operation the juices collect in one corner of the pan A and are withdrawn at will through the faucet a3 to be placed in the receptacle D, whose gates have been adjusted to agree with the consistency of the gravy and quantity of drip required. The operator vertically adjusts the arms C by the screws c and from time to time manually swings the receptacle to some new horizontal position. Some of these positions are shown in broken lines in Fig. 3.

I/Vhat I claim is 1. In a drip-pan the combination with the pan and rack, of posts upon the rack, arms pivoted to the posts, a frame carried by the IIO arms, a perforated receptacle for the basting liquid mounted in the frame, and means in the reoeptaole for controlling the discharge of the liquid from the receptacle.

2. In a drip-pan the combination with the pan and rack, of posts upon the rack, arms pivoted to the posts, means for vertically adjusting the arms, a frame supported by the arms, and a receptacle in the frame.

3. In a drip-pan the combination with thev pan and raok, of posts upon the rack, arms pivoted to the posts, a frame carried by the arms, a receptacle mounted in the frame and provided With openings through its bottom, a strip pivoted to the receptacle-bottom at a point intermediate the openings and provided with periorations adapted to register With the openings, and a handle upon the strip.

4. In a drip-pan the combination With the pan and rack, of posts upon the rack, arms pivoted to the posts, a frame carried by the arms, a receptacle for the basting liquids mounted in the frame, gates in the receptacle for egress of the liquids, a cover for the receptaole, and a heat-resisting lining in the cover. In testimony whereof I haye axed my signature 1n presence of tWo Witnesses.

BERNARD MCCAUGHEY.

Witnesses:

HORATIO E. BELLoWs, JAMES T. TooLE. 

